Minnesota Piano Tuner / Technician

Chinese Pianos

Simon — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:55:24 +0000

Next week I will be traveling to China for one of my trips to check the quality on 2 brands of pianos made there at the Pearl River Piano factory in Guangzhou. I inspect the Cristofori pianos and the Lyrica pianos before they are packaged up and shipped to the US for retail. Steinway pianos are also made at the factory too…….so the quality is getting better and better. Now is a great time to buy a new piano as prices are very competitive! Plus, USA companies are taking the time and effort and money to make sure the quality is consistent – we want a good quality piano at a great price to offer the public so we take care to make sure our standards are met. It will be hot and sticky but to be surrounded by pianos and piano technicians is a great experience!

Why does my piano only have 85 keys?

Simon — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:21:49 +0000

Well, it’s probably from Europe. They obviously don’t care too much for the top 3 notes as often they have an 85 note range. The keyboard stops at A. I guess we all do things differently.

Why does my piano sound different in the summer?

Simon — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:38:37 +0000

Well, your piano can absorb some of the moisture into the hammers and that can make the piano sound more mellow. Sounds right, eh? Summer time – everybody’s more mellow – and so it is with your piano. If you don’t like the new laid back sound, consider a humidity system to keep the hammers nice and consistent.

MNPianoTuner.com

admin — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:29:33 +0000

Trained professional piano tuner / technician, Simon Husbands has been serving the pianos in the Minneapolis St. Paul area for over 12 years. Originally from the UK, Simon offers tuning, voicing, repairs, insurance evaluations and piano appraisals, PianoDisc service, humidity system installation and more!

Watch out for the humidity!

admin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:27:55 +0000

This rainy weather has ensured high humidity – pianos are drifting out of tune at this time of year, as a result. Call us today to schedule your piano’s summer tune up and beat the humidity blues!